Membership Matters      

          

           Just wanted to update you all in terms of membership matters. 

 

            Excellent news that over the last 10 months we have inducted 12 new members!!

 

      So where have these recently inducted new members come from 

you may well be  wondering - well, from a variety of sources :-

 

1) The Shirley Ladies Circle Website

 

This website this year brought in

Jo who joined in November 2007 

and

Sally, Fiona and Jacqui who joined in January 2008

 

(Incidentally we have as a result of  the website had 3 ladies get in touch interested in

joining Circles where they live (South Africa, Saudi Arabia, Manchester and

Shirley (in Croydon) who have been passed on to their nearest Circle).

 

2) Round Table

 

We inducted Tracey into Circle in May 2007 via Gary in Shirley Round Table.

 

3) Tangent and 41 club

 

Inducted in April 2007 were Helen and Kathryn.  Their parents who have now

moved onto Tangent and 41 club were once both in Table and Circle and

encouraged their daughters to come along to Circle. 

 

4) Race for Life

 

Circle put up a membership stand, handed out leaflets and spoke on the

race radio about Circle which resulted in two Cancer Research UK

volunteers wanting to find out more about Shirley Circle. 

 

We are delighted that Sonja and Jenny both decided to

join Circle and were inducted in April 2007.

 

5) Friends and personal contacts

 

Sonja encouraged her friend Julie to come along to Circle

and Julie joined in September 2007.

Helen brought Anita to Circle and Anita also joined in September 2007.

 

6) Newspaper and magazine articles

Newspaper and magazine articles have also generated interest and resulted in ladies interested in finding out more about circle who have since come along as guests.

 

7) Solihull Carnival

 

At Solihull Carnival in June, we set up a membership stand by the tent where we were

serving teas, sandwiches and cakes.  We put flyers on the tables about Circle and Table

and forthcoming events that people could sign up for.  This resulted in :-

 

Debbie who joined in September 2007

 

Fiona - who joined 3 years ago has a a follow on story to joining Shirley circle in 

that she encouraged her husband Charles to go along to Shirley Table

(our brother organisation), he joined.  He then told his brother James who also joined,

 who encouraged his wife Sharon to go to Circle, where she joined as well!! 

So from 1 initial lead with Fiona has resulted in 2 new members for Circle

and 2 new members for Table - excellent stuff!!

 

Well done to everyone for making all our guests, prospective members and recently

inducted new members feel welcome in Shirley Ladies Circle.

 

Here are some of the new members at Shirley Ladies Night 2008

 

 

 

To find out more about Shirley Ladies Circle (open to ladies aged 18-45)

Please email shirley_ladies_circle@yahoo.co.uk

To find out more about Shirley Round Table (open to men aged 18-45)

Please email shirley_round_table@yahoo.co.uk

 

  

                                                         

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Updated March 2008